Boomtown Columbus: Ohio's Sunbelt City and How Developers Got Their Way Kevin R. Cox

Boomtown Columbus: Ohio's Sunbelt City and How Developers Got Their Way

Author: Kevin R. Cox
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Book Title
Boomtown Columbus: Ohio's Sunbelt City and How Developers Got Their Way
Author
Kevin R. Cox
ISBN
9780814257920
Columbus, Ohio, and its ample cloud cover may be on the eastern edge of the Midwest, but the city's unfettered suburbanization and rapid postwar expansion recall its Sunbelt peers. To understand why--and the social and economic stakes of this all-too-common model of urban growth--pioneering geographer Kevin R. Cox takes us through the postwar history of development in Columbus, a city that has often welcomed corporate influence at the expense of livability and equal opportunity for its residents. How have development interests become entwined with government? How has a policy of annexation reformed the city's map? Why have airline service and major league prestige lagged behind its status as a regional center? And what, if anything, makes this city with a reputation for being average stand apart? In Boomtown Columbus, Cox applies both scholarly expertise and his personal experience as a long-time resident of the city to look at the real-life costs of policy. The resulting narrative will fascinate not only locals but anyone with a stake in understanding American cities and a path toward urban livability for all. Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Kevin R. CoxPublisher: TrilliumPublished: 06/05/2021ISBN: 9780814257920Pages: 274Weight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d
Columbus, Ohio, and its ample cloud cover may be on the eastern edge of the Midwest, but the city's unfettered suburbanization and rapid postwar expansion recall its Sunbelt peers. To understand why--and the social and economic stakes of this all-too-common model of urban growth--pioneering geographer Kevin R. Cox takes us through the postwar history of development in Columbus, a city that has often welcomed corporate influence at the expense of livability and equal opportunity for its residents.
How have development interests become entwined with government? How has a policy of annexation reformed the city's map? Why have airline service and major league prestige lagged behind its status as a regional center? And what, if anything, makes this city with a reputation for being average stand apart? In Boomtown Columbus, Cox applies both scholarly expertise and his personal experience as a long-time resident of the city to look at the real-life costs of policy. The resulting narrative will fascinate not only locals but anyone with a stake in understanding American cities and a path toward urban livability for all.


Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Kevin R. Cox
Publisher: Trillium
Published: 06/05/2021
ISBN: 9780814257920
Pages: 274
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d
Columbus, Ohio, and its ample cloud cover may be on the eastern edge of the Midwest, but the city's unfettered suburbanization and rapid postwar expansion recall its Sunbelt peers. To understand why--and the social and economic stakes of this all-too-common model of urban growth--pioneering geographer Kevin R. Cox takes us through the postwar history of development in Columbus, a city that has often welcomed corporate influence at the expense of livability and equal opportunity for its residents.
How have development interests become entwined with government? How has a policy of annexation reformed the city's map? Why have airline service and major league prestige lagged behind its status as a regional center? And what, if anything, makes this city with a reputation for being average stand apart? In Boomtown Columbus, Cox applies both scholarly expertise and his personal experience as a long-time resident of the city to look at the real-life costs of policy. The resulting narrative will fascinate not only locals but anyone with a stake in understanding American cities and a path toward urban livability for all.


Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Kevin R. Cox
Publisher: Trillium
Published: 06/05/2021
ISBN: 9780814257920
Pages: 274
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d